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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The whole house was buzzing with the great news, and Selden was sure that champagne was being consumed even more liberally below stairs than above.
Abraham
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From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The whole house was buzzing with the great news, and Selden was sure that champagne was being consumed even more liberally below stairs than above.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The whole house was buzzing with the great news, and Selden was sure that champagne was being consumed even more liberally below stairs than above.
benignant
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From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
Biblical
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From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
bosom
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From this reading Certainly at this moment the king’s bosom seemed wide enough to contain the whole world.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Probably the king knew it too, but for once he did not care.
buzzing
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From this reading The whole house was buzzing with the great news, and Selden was sure that champagne was being consumed even more liberally below stairs than above.
care
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Certainly
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champagne
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From this reading The whole house was buzzing with the great news, and Selden was sure that champagne was being consumed even more liberally below stairs than above.
CHOICE
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From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
consumed
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From this reading The whole house was buzzing with the great news, and Selden was sure that champagne was being consumed even more liberally below stairs than above.
contain
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From this reading Certainly at this moment the king’s bosom seemed wide enough to contain the whole world.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Probably the king knew it too, but for once he did not care.
difficult
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From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
dinner
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From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
down
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From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
enough
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From this reading Certainly at this moment the king’s bosom seemed wide enough to contain the whole world.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole house was buzzing with the great news, and Selden was sure that champagne was being consumed even more liberally below stairs than above.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Probably the king knew it too, but for once he did not care.
go
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From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole house was buzzing with the great news, and Selden was sure that champagne was being consumed even more liberally below stairs than above.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Probably the king knew it too, but for once he did not care.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
house
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From this reading The whole house was buzzing with the great news, and Selden was sure that champagne was being consumed even more liberally below stairs than above.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
king
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king's
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knew
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liberally
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From this reading The whole house was buzzing with the great news, and Selden was sure that champagne was being consumed even more liberally below stairs than above.
Looking
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From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
MAKES
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From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
moment
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From this reading Certainly at this moment the king’s bosom seemed wide enough to contain the whole world.
more
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From this reading The whole house was buzzing with the great news, and Selden was sure that champagne was being consumed even more liberally below stairs than above.
much
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From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
news
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From this reading The whole house was buzzing with the great news, and Selden was sure that champagne was being consumed even more liberally below stairs than above.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Probably the king knew it too, but for once he did not care.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
once
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From this reading Probably the king knew it too, but for once he did not care.
patriarch
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From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
perhaps
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From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
Probably
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From this reading Probably the king knew it too, but for once he did not care.
quiet
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From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
reminded
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From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly at this moment the king’s bosom seemed wide enough to contain the whole world.
SELDEN
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From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
sitting
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From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
some
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From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
stairs
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From this reading The whole house was buzzing with the great news, and Selden was sure that champagne was being consumed even more liberally below stairs than above.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole house was buzzing with the great news, and Selden was sure that champagne was being consumed even more liberally below stairs than above.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The whole house was buzzing with the great news, and Selden was sure that champagne was being consumed even more liberally below stairs than above.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
there
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From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Certainly at this moment the king’s bosom seemed wide enough to contain the whole world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
too
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From this reading Probably the king knew it too, but for once he did not care.
triumphant
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From this reading Looking at him sitting there triumphant and benignant, Selden was reminded of nothing so much as of some Biblical patriarch--Abraham, perhaps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
whole
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From this reading The whole house was buzzing with the great news, and Selden was sure that champagne was being consumed even more liberally below stairs than above.
wide
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From this reading Certainly at this moment the king’s bosom seemed wide enough to contain the whole world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE It was difficult to quiet down, after that, and go on with the dinner.
world
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From this reading Certainly at this moment the king’s bosom seemed wide enough to contain the whole world.
